Definition of conventicle

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con·ven·ti·cle    (kn-vnt-kl) KEY  

NOUN:

1. A religious meeting, especially a secret or illegal one, such as those held by Dissenters in England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries.
2. The place where such a meeting is held.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin conventiculum, meeting, diminutive of conventus, assembly ; see convent

OTHER FORMS:
con·venti·cler (Noun)

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